Method of making barrels



" June 9, 1925.

' v 1,541,749 J. M. HOMMEL I METHOD OF. MAKING BARRELS Filed Feb. 1 5 2Sheets-Sheet 2 mleni'om Josepfi, 4 170172276X M z/ZM Patented June 9,1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH M. I-IOM MEL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

METHOD oi? MAKING BARRETJS.

Application filed February 12, 1523 Eerie No. 18 ,7i' 7.'

TQ it meg] conbetn:

Be it known thit I, Josnri-I M. Hoii nn, e cit zen of the Un ted States,residing at troit, county of Wayne, State of: chiga'n, have inyented acertain new and useful Improvement in Methods of Melting inn-61s, inddeclare the following to be :1 151111, clezii, zindekect description'01? the same. seen its Willehable others skilled in the art tdivhich itpertains to make anduse the shine i'eierence being hzid' to theficcoh1panydrei ings, which form apart of this specification.

. This invention relates to packages storing and shipping, inoreparticularly to t package havingjthe character of a bilge barrel; Aprimery object of this invention is to; provide at packege forined ofstaves bound together spirally wound metal strip frictionally seated init groove proyided therefor to hold the steves in ussfeinhledfrelzitionand permitting the package to be cut in halves for the purpose of sayingspace in shipping and to reajssenibled by heading and Hooping tie ends,A further object of the inyention is to provide a method of insertingthe groove at th'eseyered ends. These generzil objects and the severalieeturesoi the invention are hereinafter inore fully described andclaimed and shown in the sccoinpztnying drewings in WlllCll I Fig. 1 isen elevation of a shipping and storing package involving my invention.

Fig. 2 is at section through 21 Steve and ihs e rted metal strip takenen line -22 oi Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the form of the strip in cross'section previous toits introduction into the groove. Q

.Fig. 4 is a View. on tan enlarged scale showing a stave aiidstrip afterinsertion.

J i M. r i i i the strip 1n the groove in a manner to prevent sa d stripfrom becoming released from approved intinnei" end assembled on a farmeither by hind or automatic machinery designed for the purpose; By themates of any approved instiiunientality is at sttyv, 2i spiral gioove 2is lorihed shout the assembled relation Priehiljly-the fermend thestaves are rotated zihd inoved longitudinally vihiletheszt y is held infixed position. So i'er es-this IiiVhtlOli is concerned the groove inatybe 'i'OlIIlGCl in any hppreyed manner and While the sttiyes are heldtheir reliitiv'e position, a. strip 3 1s fed into the groove.

ihis strip, as shown in cross section in Fig.

thereover i'ltitteniiigthe strip \i hicli then asshines the positionshoyvn Figs. 2 and 4:. The flattened strlpls ider than the grooveeauslng the edges of the strip to undercut the edges of the groove Qasindicated by dotted lines i in Fig; 4 and thus to frictionully. engagethe side Wells of the groo e throughout the'entire length of the stripend groove. Preferably the roller used to flatten the strip has spiralteeth formed thereon causing the strip to be formed \yith thediagonelspuced recesses etahich point the strip is practically flat endbetween the recesses is slightly crowned aisis indicated hytlie line 6in Fig. 2. The roller is preferahly provided With the spirai teeth toactually form 2. depression "or recess as shown Which prevents the stripfrom fzi'ny tendencyto spring back to its original shape shown in Fig. 3after it lea-yes the roller whereby the flattened shape of the strip ismade permanent. Furthermore forming the roller with the spiral teeth,the strip is more readily flattened due to the tooth of the rollerstarting on one edge of the strip and rolling across andioiiyard on thestrip aiid gradually flattening the V shaped or crownedstrip. y g Y ItWill be noted thit, by forming aspirzil groove on the package, thegrooye runs elf froin each end of the esse'mhled steves onadiztgonelline and thestripis there cut hilt the fact that the stripundercuts lthe groove prevents any tendency of the stripto 'accidentallypull outlet the grooye at the bled s'tayes while held onflthe forininssem end. Subsequent to the arrangement of the staves in their relativeposition, a croze groove 7 is formed at each end to receive -the headordinarily used in packages of this type and in barrels and subsequentto the formation of the groove and insertion of the strip therein, thebarrel is cut in a manner to form two halves as shown in Fig. 5. Forthis purpose the strip 3 is severed along a median line on each side andthe frictional engagement of the strip in the groove holds the staves ineach half in their assembled relation as will be understod from Fig. 5permitting the same to be nested to save space in shippin The savingeffected is very great, it being possible to ship two hundred barrels inthe nested form where but forty barrels could be shipped in theassembled form as shown in Fig. 1.

To form the complete barrel the two halves are assembled in respectiveposition, the heads are placed in each end in the croze grooves thereforand a metal hoop 8 is placed over each end and secured thereon by meansof screws or nails 9 as indicated in Fig. 1. This hoop may be of anyapproved form preferably with the upper edge thereof rolled over to forma bead 10 and this hoop, it will be noted, covers the end of the stripterminating in the end of the barrel so that by no possible chance willthese ends be forcibly displaced in the handling of the finishedpackage.

The barrel thus formed is of far greater strength than an ordinarybarrel hooped in the usual manner as the metal strip wound thereabout,although cut in the formation of the two halves, still holds each of thestaves of each half in close engagement without any possibility ofaccidental displacement in handling the halves and when assembled withthe end hoops and heads as stated, a very strong and serviceable barrelis provided. Preferably the staves are of the tongue and groove type,one form of which is shown in Fig. 6 in which each stave is grooved onone edge and tongued on the other fitting the groove or tongue on theedge of the adjacent stave. Thus, with the tongue and groove of the typehere shown or of any type the staves are held in close relation by thespirally wound strip in which an absolutely tight barrel is secured.

The package may be made with straight staves if desired, but preferablyare curved as shown in order to form a barrel of the bilge type in whichthe center diameter is greater than the diameter of either head. Ineither form, however, the spiral groove is the same and the band orstrip is introduced in the same manner and flattened in the groove tofrictionally engage the walls and securely hold the staves in assembledrelation permitting the severing of the barrel in half without danger ofdisarranging the staves of either half in the subsequent handlingthereof.

Having thus fully described my inven:

tion, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is 1. In a package, staves extending longitudinally to the axisthereof, there being a spiral groove formed in the outer surface of thestaves, and a metal band or strip of substantially V shaped form incross section seated in the groove and flattened to force the edges ofthe strip into the walls of the groove.

2. A package of substantially circular form comprising a series ofstaves in edge contact, said staves being tongued and grooved at themeeting edges, there being spiral grooves of a plurality of turns formedin the outer surface thereof, a continuous metal binding member ofgreater width than the groove set thereinto to frictionally engage theside walls thereof and being practically fiush with the outer surface ofthe staves, a croze groove in each end of the structure, a metal hoop ateach end for securing the head in place and each engaging over therespective end of the binding member, and a head seated in the crozegroove at each end retained by the metal hoop.

3. In a package, a series of staves circularly arranged in edge contactextending longitudinally to the axis thereof, there being a spiralgroove of a plurality of turns formed in the outer surface of the stavesand continuous metal band of a width greater than the width of thegroove seated in the groove to extend into the side walls thereof.

4-. In a package, a series of staves circularly arranged in edge contactand extending longitudinally to the axis of the package, there being aspiral groove of a plurality of turns formed in the outer surfacethereof, and a continuous metal band of a substantially V shape fern-'1in cross section set into the groove and flattened therein to undercutthe side walls, the flattened strip being greater in width than thewidth of the groove.

5. A bilge barrel comprising a series of staves circularly arranged inedge contact extending longitudinally to the aizis of the barrel, thediameter across the center of the assembled staves being greater thanthe diameter of either end, there being a spiral groove of a pluralityof turns formed in the outer surface of the staves, a continuous metalband or strip of a width greater than the width of the groove seatedtherein to frictionally engage the side walls thereof, the staves havinga continuous croze groove formed at each end, heads seated in the saidgroove, and a hoop at each end extendg, irst the enter surface of thestaves ccvering the resp ctive ends 'orthe strip.

-prising a series of staves. circularly arranged iiiedg'e contact andextenrling longitudinally of the barrel, the staves having aspiralg'roove of a plurality of turns formed in-theouter surfacethereof, a continuous metal band seating in the groove frictionallyholding the staves in contact and permitting the circular structure tobe severed along a median line forming two half barrels, said bandretaining the staves of each half in assembled position, a circular hoopfor each end of the structure by which the two halves may be assembledto form abarrel, and a head for each end of the assembled halves.

7. A knock-down barrel or package comprising a series of staves arrangedin circular form, the diameter at the center being greater than thediameter of either end and the staves extending longitudinally of thestructure, there being a groove formed about the assembled staves, ametal strand forced into the groove to frictionally engage the sidewalls thereof permitting the assembled structure to be severed along amedian line forming two half barrels or packages, the strand retainingthe staves of each half in position, and means adapted to support thetwo halves in edge contact substantially as in the original structure.

8. A knock-down barrel comprising a series of staves circularly arrangedin edge contact, said staves having a continuous spiral groove ofseveral turns formed in the outer surface thereof, a metalbinding memberseated in the groove to be frictionally retained therein, said barrelbeing severed approximately on a median line cutting the binding stripand providing practically two half portions, a circular hoop or band forthe ends of the two assembled halves holds ing same in assembledrelation, and a head for each of said ends. a

9. In a package or barrel for shipping, staves circularly. arranged andextending longitudinally to the axis thereof in edgewise contact, therebeing a spiral groove of a plurality of turns formed in the outersurface thereof, and a strip of material of a width greater than thewidth of the groove forced thereinto to frictionally engage the sidewalls thereof.

10. In a package or barrel for shipping, staves of a tongue and groovetype, circularly arranged and extending longitudinally to the axisthereof, there being a spiral groove of a plurality of turns formed inthe outer surface, and a strip of substantially V shaped form in crosssection set into the groove and flattened therein to frictionalengagement with the side walls.

' 11. 111 a barrel olnpackage, a series of staves circularly arrangedand extending lo gitudinally to the axis thereof, there beas'piralgroove ofa plurality of turns formed in the outer surface, and a metalstrip of substantially V shaped form in are so held, forming a spiralgroove of sev eral turns on the outer surface thereof, in-

serting a metal band in the groove of a width slightly greater than thewidth of the groove, the seating of the band in the groove causing theedges of the band to undercut the side walls ofthe grooves, thensevering the band on a median line longitudinally of the barrel, andfinally assembling the halves in edge contact, and heading and hoopingthe ends.

13. The method of forming a barrel or package which consists inarranging a series of staves in circular form in edge contact andextending longitudinally to the axis of the finished package, thenforming a spiral groove in the outer surface of the staves, inserting acontinuous metal band or strip in the groove of a character tofrictionally engage the side walls of the groove forming a croze grooveat each end of the assembled staves, then severing the turns of the bandin a manner to form two similar halves and finally assembling the halvesin edge contact, positioning the heads in the croze grooves therefor andhooping the two ends.

15. The method of securing a series of staves together which consists offirst positioning and holding the staves in edge contact insubstantially cylindrical form, then forming a continuous spiral groovein the outer cylindrical surface of the staves thus assembled, insertinga substantially V shaped metal strip in the groove in inverted positionand then rolling the strip to flatten it and cause the edges thereof tobindingly engage the edges of the groove.

16. A method of securing a series of staves in edge contact whichconsists in first positioning and holding the staves in the desiredrelationship, forming a groove in the outer surface extending diagonallyto the said edges, inserting into the groove a strip erowned'in crosssection, and then flattening the same in the groove causing the edges ofthe strip to trictionally engage the side Walls.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

JOSEPH M. HOMMEL.

